In last week's impressive 135-98 victory against the
Philadelphia 76ers, the New Orleans Pelicans ran at every opportunity.

Pelicans shooting guard Eric Gordon said it would be a good
idea for the Pelicans to continue to play at such a fast pace.

"The No.1 thing is moving the ball and playing up-tempo and
for everybody to get easy shots," Gordon said Wednesday morning before the
Pelicans (4-6) game against the Utah Jazz. "And then everything will be free
flowing."

Thanks in large part to their scoring outburst against the
76ers, the Pelicans rank 12th in the league in scoring, averaging
100.7 points a game.

Gordon said the Pelicans, who are 2-1 this season when they
have scored at least 100 points, certainly play better when they run and use
their athleticism to score easy buckets in transition.

"You get easy baskets and easy points period when you play
up-tempo and guys are looking to knock down threes or get to the basket," said
Gordon, who ranks fifth in the league with 2.3 steals a game. "Whenever you
play a fast-pace game and get easy transition baskets that makes the game
easier."